Live Updates from Destination D23 Day 2 at Walt Disney World

4:35 – Disney 80s – 90s Concert has begun, which wraps up any news coming out of Destination D23 2025! Thank you all for following along all weekend. We will have complete coverage written up and reviews done over the next few days!

3:50 – Jason Marsden and Bill Farmer, Max and Goofy, are on stage with Don Hahn talking about “A Goofy Movie”. “Not Just a Goof” Documentary is available on Disney+.

3:31 – Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom will be getting a classic touch-up! The old color scheme is coming back sometime in the future.

Imagineers also shared a rendering for the new Cinderella Castle color palette, which is inspired by the classic and original look of the castle.  

3:30 – Stitch just crashed the Castle Overlay discussion!

3:13 – World of Frozen will open Spring of 2026! Elsa’s Ice Palace is almost complete at Disneyland Paris!

Just announced at Destination D23, World of Frozen will open at @disneylandparis in Spring 2026! The recent construction of Elsa’s Ice Palace brings another milestone in the development of this new themed area.

This opening will also mark the official transformation of Walt Disney Studios Park into Disney Adventure World, where immersive worlds inspired by the most popular Disney stories are brought to life.

3:05 – Beyond the Spires and an insider look at Disney Castles! Had just started with Wyatt Winter, Jason Grant, Katie Gibbs, and Tom Morris.

2:55 – The Disney Channel Wand gets its own segment!

2:52 – Iconic look!

2:10 – Panel for Disney Channel features: Mycal-Michelle Harris, MONIQUE COLEMAN, JAKE THOMAS, SWAY BHATIA, MIA TALERICO, JANICE LEANN BROWN, and JASON DOLLEY.

2:00 – Back from lunch. D23 is now streaming the event live on YouTube. Stay Tuned: You’re Watching Disney Channel is just starting.

Jodi Benson introduces Ashley Ekstein as our host for the Disney Channel panel.

1:00 – Toured the Loracana Ravensburger booth during break! New Fabled Lorcana set on display, plus new Puzzles! Lots more to talk about!

12:00 – Lunch Break. It has been a fun morning. We will be back at 2:00 PM. Until then, we are gonna try and catch up on Instagram.

11:20 – Kevin Kern and Steven Vagnini are on stage for the Down the Rabbit Hole presentation. We are asked not to video or take photos until the end.

11:10 – We are back talking about the Three Caballeros around Disney Parks. Grand Fiesta Tour at Epcot, Holidays at Disneyland.

11:00 – Presenting the Destination D23 sponsor LUG. Ashley Eckstein and the owners of Lug.

10:50 – Short morning break. We will continue updating after. Our best guess for Disney Parks news will be during the Beyond the Spires: An Insider Look at Disney Castles, around 2.

10:25 – The Three Caballeros: From El Grupo to Goodwill Classics (Part 2) just wrapped up. Becky Cline then brings out Roy Patrick Disney, the grandson of Roy O. Disney.

10:05 – Ron Clements has a new book coming out, “Making Disney Magic …From Mermaids to Moana”

9:47 – Jodi Benson comes out and does a great Vanessa! Which she voiced. Jodi brings out Ron Clements to talk about The Little Mermaid!

9:45 – That is it, folks! That is all the Disney Villains news. We have the press releases from Disney Parks and will be writing them up shortly.

9:35 – Stacey Aoyama from Disney Consumer Products and the Disney Villains X Bath & Body Works.

9:34 – The Wickedest Party takes over Hong Kong Disneyland starting next month on Sept 19th! Disney Villains take over Main Street!

9:22 – Disney Live Entertainment is on stage now discussing Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After. Along with Disney Villains, and where you can find them at Disney Parks around the globe.

Onto Disney Villains found in the Disney Destiny, Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship!

Dr. Facilier was announced as a hidden show on Destiny! Doing Magic Tricks!

9:20 – Conjured Architecture! Yup, we got conjured Architecture (sigh). Imagineers spoke about inspiration from different cities like Paris, and that’s it! More info coming soon.

“We were happy to confirm that our journey to developing the land began with the animation source material and the Walt Disney Animation Studios artists responsible for it.

These conversations made us realize that it was critical to reflect the look and feel of the characters’ animation in the land’s physical structures and appearance, so we set off to Paris, France, and Barcelona, Spain, to learn about each city’s architecture and its unique attributes.”

9:15 – Wyatt Winter and Caroline May from Walt Disney Imagineering come on stage to talk about Magic Kingdom and Disney Villains Land

9:00 – Stars of Disney on Broadway, and Disney Channel are on stage, including Susan Egan! Disney Villain Medley!